tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post4852076731013959622..comments2015-03-31T17:45:44.424-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Important researchGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23981595268111475082011-08-09T08:29:32.631-04:002011-08-09T08:29:32.631-04:00Yes my Aunt&#39;s surgery was covered by medicare....Yes my Aunt&#39;s surgery was covered by medicare. Her surgeon did a good job. She didn&#39;t look &quot;done&quot;, just well rested (she was in her 80&#39;s) and more importantly now she could see. I expect my older brother will need the same surgery someday, he has that side of the family&#39;s facial structure and at 50 his eyelids are already droopy.Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53767796838958711062011-08-09T03:11:00.484-04:002011-08-09T03:11:00.484-04:00Packer - thank you for the laugh! Tarantulas on th...Packer - thank you for the laugh! Tarantulas on the face is the best description I&#39;ve seen for those humongous lashes. :D<br /><br />Journals. They publish the most amazing things (and not all are positively amazing).arzt4empfaengerhttp://arzt4empfaenger.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18985486545758291092011-08-08T21:21:58.511-04:002011-08-08T21:21:58.511-04:00Grumpy:
Yes, that eyelid plastic surgery is cover...Grumpy:<br /><br />Yes, that eyelid plastic surgery is covered by Medicare if medically necessary.<br /><br />Had a relative who got it and could see great when done.<br /><br />I thought it was hysterical...we teased him about getting it just to look younger.RehabRNhttp://rehabrn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33977133381524795552011-08-08T16:17:17.143-04:002011-08-08T16:17:17.143-04:00No lie, I can see my eyelashes and they bug the cr...No lie, I can see my eyelashes and they bug the crap out of me, can&#39;t understand the women with the eyelashes that look like tarantulas on their faces.Packerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51696254321151383442011-08-08T16:05:28.421-04:002011-08-08T16:05:28.421-04:00I once treated a young man who complained that he ...I once treated a young man who complained that he woke up with double vision. Astute diagnostician that I am, I noticed that his glasses were canted on his nose at about 30 degrees. I had him remove his glasses and his diplopia resolved.Carroll Brown PA-Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710718736365318865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63573726300533689352011-08-08T14:18:59.206-04:002011-08-08T14:18:59.206-04:00I&#39;ll go with duct tape. It fixed my truck; it ...I&#39;ll go with duct tape. It fixed my truck; it will hold eyelids in place.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37930749773587962512011-08-08T11:40:44.832-04:002011-08-08T11:40:44.832-04:00My brother has benign idiopathic blepharospasm. H...My brother has benign idiopathic blepharospasm. He was blind until after the myomectomies, the neurectomies and the botox injections. Fortunately, after all that, he can control it w/ cyclobenzaprine. Sometimes it isn&#39;t all that easy to simply open one&#39;s eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70308650340727428732011-08-08T04:53:55.984-04:002011-08-08T04:53:55.984-04:00A real eye-opener!!!
(Sorry, I couldn&#39;t resis...A real eye-opener!!!<br /><br />(Sorry, I couldn&#39;t resist!)<br /><br />Cliffcliffintokyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7463694854588943702011-08-08T00:05:45.971-04:002011-08-08T00:05:45.971-04:00anon: oh yes, visual loss can be a very serious ma...anon: oh yes, visual loss can be a very serious matter, so we do work it up properly. <br /><br />Of course, -properly- implies some sense to the entire matter. Sense, such as making sure drooping eyelids, eyepatches, sleep, eyes-swollen-shut and so forth do not interfere with the assessment of acuity and visual field. Possibly before an MRI is ordered for *gasp* blindness.Snarky Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383236402126755643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91760886243111529712011-08-07T23:02:31.882-04:002011-08-07T23:02:31.882-04:00OK I&#39;m a layperson, but couldn&#39;t droopy ey...OK I&#39;m a layperson, but couldn&#39;t droopy eyelids be caused by something like Myasthenia Gravis or some other type of disease, or toxicity? Could botulism poisoning cause it, or is that double vision only? What if it had been something really serious?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60444181130389795662011-08-07T21:49:04.755-04:002011-08-07T21:49:04.755-04:00So the next paper the authors will publish will be...So the next paper the authors will publish will be about the same lady developing dry eye, treated by removing the tape so she can blink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23411713282955576282011-08-07T20:48:34.003-04:002011-08-07T20:48:34.003-04:00That&#39;s like a person I saw once who was compla...That&#39;s like a person I saw once who was complaining of temporary blindness. This occurred while he was asleep he said.Dr Killpatienthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207726340355890286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71590764504306616742011-08-07T18:18:32.152-04:002011-08-07T18:18:32.152-04:00You know my late elderly Aunt was having vision pr...You know my late elderly Aunt was having vision problems because of drooping eyelids. However her doctor was not an idiot and they did an eye lift (plastic surgery) and solved the problem.Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-9411144927027010122011-08-07T17:55:21.232-04:002011-08-07T17:55:21.232-04:00I think this would be a good use for steri-strips,...I think this would be a good use for steri-strips, they last quite a long time.medstudentitishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09740144837675438466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40035499109124186822011-08-07T16:59:02.878-04:002011-08-07T16:59:02.878-04:00blepharoplasty. it works. it is safe. patients are...blepharoplasty. it works. it is safe. patients are happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18079634353207847112011-08-07T16:54:07.703-04:002011-08-07T16:54:07.703-04:00Maybe they should have made sure her eyes were com...Maybe they should have made sure her eyes were completely open BEFORE the MRI...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58123312301286530572011-08-07T14:26:06.435-04:002011-08-07T14:26:06.435-04:00wow. i swear, if the legit case report I just wrot...wow. i swear, if the legit case report I just wrote up to submit to a journal doesn&#39;t get published after crap like this does... i&#39;ll be pissed.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635808302306218421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55335570014773348852011-08-07T13:49:39.306-04:002011-08-07T13:49:39.306-04:00In all fairness, this is an important part of the ...In all fairness, this is an important part of the neurologic examination. <br /><br />We saw a patient in clinic yesterday with &quot;loss of peripheral vision&quot; in his right temporal field secondary to suspected VZV reactivation. Fortunately, upon retraction of his swollen upper eyelid, his visual fields were full to confrontation.<br /><br />Maybe we shoulda rx&#39;d some scotch tape!drinkingfromthefirehosehttp://drinkingfromthefirehose.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37912292746485753572011-08-07T12:30:34.668-04:002011-08-07T12:30:34.668-04:00Of course her doctor couldn&#39;t see that. He al...Of course her doctor couldn&#39;t see that. He also suffers from eyelid ptosis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48987464338609252472011-08-07T11:37:10.153-04:002011-08-07T11:37:10.153-04:00Yep.Yep.Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42742499729452611442011-08-07T11:36:06.496-04:002011-08-07T11:36:06.496-04:00(looks at comments above) Help this layperson, is ...(looks at comments above) Help this layperson, is that what the medical jargon means? Her eyelids were drooping too much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63232239040660516282011-08-07T11:35:07.477-04:002011-08-07T11:35:07.477-04:00What&#39;s the impact factor of Orbit? Somewhere ...What&#39;s the impact factor of Orbit? Somewhere between 0 and 1 if they publish stuff like this.Neuroscience PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410763194264950476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70730537768852270302011-08-07T11:23:48.424-04:002011-08-07T11:23:48.424-04:00They needed an MRI to figure out her eyelids were ...They needed an MRI to figure out her eyelids were drooping too much?<br /><br />Her doctor couldn&#39;t SEE that?<br /><br />Yeeesh!lbparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4393057273958233122011-08-07T11:11:45.883-04:002011-08-07T11:11:45.883-04:00*speechless**speechless*Snarky Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383236402126755643noreply@blogger.com